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Kidinakorner
American music company
American music company
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Kidinakorner | ||
| image | [[File:KIDinaKORNER.jpg | frameless | class=skin-invert]] |
| parent | Interscope Geffen A&M | ||
| founded | |||
| founder | Alexander Grant | ||
| distributor | Interscope Capitol Labels Group | ||
| (United States) | |||
| Universal Music Group | |||
| (International) | |||
| genre | Various | ||
| country | United States | ||
| location | Los Angeles, California |
(United States) Universal Music Group (International)
Kidinakorner (stylized as KIDinaKORNER) is an American record company founded in 2011 by British music producer and songwriter Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant. The company houses a record label, music publishing, commercial production and a marketing agency. The company is home to some prominent acts in the music industry, including Imagine Dragons and X Ambassadors.
Record label
In 2010, Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant founded Wonderland Entertainment, a publishing and production company. On August 10, 2010, it was revealed he had signed American singer-songwriter Skylar Grey, to a publishing deal. On June 1, 2011, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, announced Grant signed a joint venture deal to launch his label imprint, KIDinaKORNER. The announcement came after Grant produced three of 2010's biggest singles, namely "Airplanes," "Love the Way You Lie," and "Coming Home," as well as 2011's "I Need a Doctor." On June 14, 2011, KIDinaKORNER released Skylar Grey's debut single, titled "Dance Without You," via digital distribution.
In November 2011, Grant signed American rock band Imagine Dragons and in 2012, released their debut album, Night Visions. Night Visions, included the Diamond-certified single "Radioactive", which spent a record-setting 87 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In January 2013, British singer-songwriter Jamie N Commons, signed a record deal with KIDinaKORNER/Interscope. In 2015, KIDinaKORNER released X Ambassadors debut, VHS, which was certified gold by the RIAA. In 2016, Alex da Kid released his debut single "Not Easy" featuring X Ambassadors, Elle King & Wiz Khalifa.
On the 19th of July, Skylar Grey announced that she had left Interscope/KidinaKorner.
Marketing
After partnering with brands like Jeep, Target, and Budweiser, KIDinaKORNER entered into joint venture with WPP, one of the largest marketing and communications companies in the world, to build marketing campaigns centered around music.
Artists
| Act | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| signed | Releases | |
| under the label | ||
| Skylar Grey | 2010 | 4 |
| Imagine Dragons | 2011 | 9 |
| Jamie N Commons | 2013 | 3 |
| X Ambassadors | 5 |
Releases
| Artist | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | US | AUS | CAN | GER | IRL | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skylar Grey | *The Buried Sessions of Skylar Grey* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Imagine Dragons | *Continued Silence* | 40 | — | — | — | 86 | — | 20 | — | — | |||
| *Night Visions* | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| *Hear Me* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| *The Archive EP* | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Jamie N Commons | *Rumble and Sway* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| X Ambassadors | *Love Songs Drug Songs* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Imagine Dragons | *iTunes Session* | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Skylar Grey | *Don't Look Down* | 8 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| *iTunes Session* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| X Ambassadors | *The Reason* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Imagine Dragons | *Smoke + Mirrors* | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 | |||
| X Ambassadors | *VHS* | 7 | — | 2 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 41 | |||
| Jamie N Commons | *Jamie N Commons* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Skylar Grey | *Natural Causes* | 68 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Imagine Dragons | *Evolve* | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| *Origins* | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| X Ambassadors | *Orion* | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Jamie N Commons | *Fever Dreams* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Imagine Dragons | *Mercury – Act 1* | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 7 | |||
| X Ambassadors | *The Beautiful Liar* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
References
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- "Hitmaker Alex Da Kid Talks Eminem's 'Lie,' Rihanna's New Album".
- "Who Is Skylar Grey?Name Change, Signs with Alex Da Kid".
- "Alex Da Kid: From Football To Music Recording -".
- Records, Interscope. "Hitmaking Super Producer Alex Da Kid Signs With Interscope Records for Launch of His KIDinaKORNER Label".
- "Hitmaking Super Producer Alex Da Kid Signs With Interscope Records for Launch of His KIDinaKORNER Label".
- "Dance Without You - Single by Skylar Grey on Apple Music".
- (21 June 2012). "Hip Hop Producer Alex Da Kid Becomes The Creative Force Guiding Rock Band, Imagine Dragons!". Cliz Beats.
- (10 October 2013). "Alex Da Kid On Discovering Imagine Dragons And Crafting Tracks For Rihanna, Eminem, U2 « American Songwriter".
- (30 January 2013). "JAMIE N COMMONS SIGNS WITH KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE RECORDS DESPERATION EP TO BE RELEASED MARCH 5TH - Clizbeats.com".
- (January 29, 2013). "Jamie N Commons Signs New Deal".
- Lymangrover, Jason. "Continued Silence EP – Imagine Dragons". [[Rovi Corporation]].
- Heaney, Gregory. "The Vision – Imagine Dragons". [[Rovi Corporation]].
- Trust, Gary. (February 19, 2014). "Imagine Dragons' 'Radioactive' Breaks Record For Longest Hot 100 Run". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
- Bliss, Karen. (January 10, 2014). "Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
- "Gold & Platinum: Imagine Dragons". [[Recording Industry Association of America]].
- "ARIA Albums Chart – 12/21/2013". [[Australian Recording Industry Association]].
- "Certified Awards". [[British Phonographic Industry]].
- {{cite certification
- "Veckolista Album – Vecka 30, 24 juli 2014". [[Swedish Recording Industry Association.
- "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Imagine Dragons)". Hung Medien.
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- "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart – 10 March 2014". [[Recorded Music NZ]].
- "Hear Me – EP by Imagine Dragons". [[Apple Inc..
- "The Archive – EP by Imagine Dragons". [[Apple Inc..
- "Rumble and Sway - EP by Jamie N Commons on Apple Music".
- "iTunes Session – EP by Imagine Dragons". [[Apple Inc..
- "Smoke + Mirrors - Imagine Dragons - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- (December 18, 2015). "Top 50 Albums Chart". HITS Digital Ventures.
- "2015 Nielsen Mid-Year Music Canada Report". [[Nielsen SoundScan.
- Jones, Alan. (February 23, 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Imagine Dragon's Smoke & Mirrors LP reaches No.1 with sales of 25,675". Music Week.
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